Vá-veifi

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-veifi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-veifi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vá-veifi
n. ‘woe-waving’ fearful suddenness, as in the waving of a hand, always used of a visitation or calamity; at eigi dæi þeir með svá miklu v., Stj. 330; ek mun vega þá með skjótu v., 329.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅ-ᚢᛁᛁᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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